David Cameron forced to apologise after pummelling Labour's Balls - Polidicks

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18177405[/url] [quote=BBC News][b]Prime Minister David Cameron has been rebuked for unparliamentary language after calling shadow chancellor Ed Balls a "muttering idiot".[/b] He was asked by Speaker John Bercow to withdraw the remark made during a stormy prime minister's questions. Labour said the PM was "increasingly losing his temper" because he was "losing the economic argument". Mr Cameron also apologised later to veteran MP Dennis Skinner for "sharp" comments he made to him last month. It is not the first time Mr Cameron has appeared to lose his cool with Mr Balls, who sits opposite him on the Labour benches, last year calling the shadow chancellor "the most annoying person in modern politics". [b]'Chillax'[/b] Answering a question on enterprise zones, Mr Cameron hailed the government's economic strategy and said he wanted to find "innovative ways of using our hard-won credibility, which we wouldn't have if we listened to the muttering idiot opposite me". The remark sparked uproar on both sides of the Commons, with shouts of "Flashman" from the Opposition benches, a reference to a fictional upper class bully used by Labour MPs to attack the prime minister. Once the Speaker had restored order, he asked the prime minister to "withdraw the word idiot" as it was unparliamentary language. A smiling Mr Cameron said: "I will replace it with 'the man who left us this enormous deficit and this financial crisis'." On Twitter, political pundits claimed Mr Balls had upset the prime minister by telling him to "chillax, have another glass of wine" - a reference to a recent book in which Mr Cameron's methods of unwinding from the stresses of his job were revealed. Mr Balls denied the claim, tweeting: "For the record, I was simply asking the Prime Minister, as he boasted the economy was on track: 'Tell us about the recession'..." Speaking outside the Commons after the PM's questions session, a Labour source said: "It is deeply un-prime ministerial and a sign of his weakness on the key economic argument." [b]'Volatile'[/b] Later on, while taking questions on the Nato summit, Mr Cameron also apologised to veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner, for his "sharp" response to him last month - when he had suggested Mr Skinner should collect his pension and leave Parliament. He said that he actually believed Mr Skinner was a "tremendous ornament" to Parliament. Labour peer Lord Adonis said Mr Balls would have been delighted to have provoked another reaction from the prime minister. "Almost every week the prime minister turns himself into the personal publicity machine for Ed Balls," the former transport secretary told BBC Radio 4's The World at One. "I can't think of anything Ed would rather have had happen during Prime Minister's Questions than to be called an idiot by David Cameron. He will be dining out on this for weeks to come and it will do his standing huge powers of good." But Lord Lamont, who was Mr Cameron's boss when he was chancellor in the early 1990s, defended the prime minister, saying: "He can be quite volatile... I think that makes him more engaging."[/quote]

Don't they have to have a line across the floor in parliament so the politicians don't get in fights? Or am I just a typical misinformed American? Also, heh, Ed Balls

I thought this was gonna be about him fondling someones balls or something.

The way parliament has all of these discussions and disputes or whatever they do seems a bit old fashioned to me. But I don't understand anything about the political system of my country or claim to.

Reminds me of [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD-xxoQwOo4[/media]

it's these moments that remind me how much of a circus parliament is. bunch of bickering idiots, all of them [quote]The remark sparked uproar on both sides of the Commons, with shouts of "Flashman" from the Opposition benches, a reference to a fictional upper class bully used by Labour MPs to attack the prime minister.[/quote] seriously, read that shit. is it two groups of kids arguing at preschool or a several groups of extremely powerful individuals who essentially control the country collectively? you decide.

I'm surprised you don't seem to really get this behaviour in the US Congress, considering what a bunch of whiners they are [editline]23rd May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Jimbojib;36069806]Reminds me of [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD-xxoQwOo4[/media][/QUOTE] I looked this up and was lead to reading about unparliamentary language [quote]In House of Commons of the United Kingdom, the following words have been deemed unparliamentary over time: blackguard, coward, git, guttersnipe, hooligan, hypocrite, idiot, ignoramus, liar, pipsqueak,[11] rat, swine, stoolpigeon, tart and traitor.[12] Furthermore, 'sod', 'slimy', 'wart', accusations of 'crooked deals' or insinuation of the use of banned substances by a member are also considered unparliamentary language (all attributable to Dennis Skinner).[13][/quote] So apparently Cameron has actually used unparliamentary language here, when he could have got away with simply calling Balls a fucking twat

It's really fun to watch the 'debates' for entertainment ...until you realize these people are [I]running the fucking country[/I]. [editline];[/editline] Seriously, they took time out of their debates [I]specifically to think of horse puns[/I].

[QUOTE=smurfy;36070173]I'm surprised you don't seem to really get this behavior in the US Congress, considering what a bunch of whiners they are[/QUOTE] Back in the good ol' days, Southern senator Preston Brooks beat up a northern senator Charles Sumner with a cane and gave him permanent brain or back damage. Nearly killed him [url]http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm[/url]

[QUOTE=Bobie;36070020]it's these moments that remind me how much of a circus parliament is. bunch of bickering idiots, all of them seriously, read that shit. is it two groups of kids arguing at preschool or a several groups of extremely powerful individuals who essentially control the country collectively? you decide.[/QUOTE] Somehow that reminds me of what that guy said on Have I got News For You, if going to a more expensive school makes you smarter then parliament would be full of geniuses

[QUOTE=abananapeel;36070380]Back in the good ol' days, Southern senator Preston Brooks beat up a northern senator Charles Sumner with a cane and gave him permanent brain or back damage. Nearly killed him [url]http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm[/url][/QUOTE] if only shit was done like that

[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;36070234]It's really fun to watch the 'debates' for entertainment ...until you realize these people are [I]running the fucking country[/I]. [editline];[/editline] Seriously, they took time out of their debates [I]specifically to think of horse puns[/I].[/QUOTE] Prime ministers question time is pretty much just a time in which everyone yells at each other, it's pretty pointless really, but somewhat entertaining.

[QUOTE=abananapeel;36070380]Back in the good ol' days, Southern senator Preston Brooks beat up a northern senator Charles Sumner with a cane and gave him permanent brain or back damage. Nearly killed him [url]http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/The_Caning_of_Senator_Charles_Sumner.htm[/url][/QUOTE] And then someone sent Brooks a cane embedded with the words "Hit him again"

Thought the title meant David had to apologize for literally pummeling someone named Labour's balls..

Loud and angry debate is more fun to watch than the boring old men we have here in the USA. I get the impression that when Parlament is not in session, people from opposite parties love it up over tea or something. In America, everyone is forced to act nice to each other in Congress, and outside of Congress they all hate eachother. I could be wrong though.

I wish I was a minister, all you have to do is hurl abuse is a posh and uptight manner and you're set for life!

[QUOTE=person11;36075356]Loud and angry debate is more fun to watch than the boring old men we have here in the USA. [B]I get the impression that when Parlament is not in session, people from opposite parties love it up over tea or something.[/B] In America, everyone is forced to act nice to each other in Congress, and outside of Congress they all hate eachother. I could be wrong though.[/QUOTE] I found it nice when Tony Blair was leaving Parliament for the last time, and even all the opposition gave him a standing ovation

In America, conservatives just talk and talk until a law isn't passed Any of them who claim to be gentlemen are lying. There used to be a time limit for speaking, but it was removed because "gentlemen know when to stop speaking" :v:

[video=youtube;klz6IVHfHpY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klz6IVHfHpY[/video] Why am I reminded of this.

I watched Prime Ministers questions once and there were a couple opposition MPs who kept yelling 'ERRR FUCK ORF' at everything Cameron said. Also if you watch generic debates during the day when nothing big is happening MPs use the house of commons to nap it, seeing as they spend so much time travelling if they live far away from London.